EP1587685A4 - Inkjet printhead heater chip with asymmetric ink vias - Google Patents

Inkjet printhead heater chip with asymmetric ink vias

Info

Publication number: EP1587685A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: inkjet printhead; heater chip; ink vias; printhead heater; asymmetric ink
Prior art date: 2002-12-30
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP03814965A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1587685A1 (en

EP1587685B1 (en

Inventor

George Keith Parish

Kristi Maggard Rowe

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Lexmark International Inc

Original Assignee

Lexmark International Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2002-12-30

Filing date

2003-12-24

Publication date

2007-06-27

Family has litigation

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2003-12-24 Application filed by Lexmark International Inc filed Critical Lexmark International Inc

2003-12-24 Priority to EP10009093A priority Critical patent/EP2266799A1/en

2003-12-24 Priority to EP08005907.4A priority patent/EP1967365B1/en

2005-10-26 Publication of EP1587685A1 publication Critical patent/EP1587685A1/en

2007-06-27 Publication of EP1587685A4 publication Critical patent/EP1587685A4/en

2010-09-08 Application granted granted Critical

2010-09-08 Publication of EP1587685B1 publication Critical patent/EP1587685B1/en

2023-12-24 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/135—Nozzles
- B41J2/145—Arrangement thereof
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/135—Nozzles
- B41J2/14—Structure thereof only for on-demand ink jet heads
- B41J2/14016—Structure of bubble jet print heads
- B41J2/14032—Structure of the pressure chamber
- B41J2/1404—Geometrical characteristics
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/135—Nozzles
- B41J2/14—Structure thereof only for on-demand ink jet heads
- B41J2/14016—Structure of bubble jet print heads
- B41J2/14145—Structure of the manifold

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Geometry (AREA)
Particle Formation And Scattering Control In Inkjet Printers (AREA)
Ink Jet (AREA)

EP03814965A 2002-12-30 2003-12-24 Inkjet printhead heater chip with asymmetric ink vias Expired - Fee Related EP1587685B1 (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP10009093A EP2266799A1 (en)	2002-12-30	2003-12-24	Inkjet printhead chip with asymmetric ink vias
EP08005907.4A EP1967365B1 (en)	2002-12-30	2003-12-24	Inkjet printhead heater chip with asymmetric vias

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US10/334,157 US6863381B2 (en)	2002-12-30	2002-12-30	Inkjet printhead heater chip with asymmetric ink vias
US334157		2002-12-30
PCT/US2003/041274 WO2004060682A1 (en)	2002-12-30	2003-12-24	Inkjet printhead heater chip with asymmetric ink vias

Related Child Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP08005907.4A Division EP1967365B1 (en)	2002-12-30	2003-12-24	Inkjet printhead heater chip with asymmetric vias
EP08005907.4 Division-Into		2008-03-27

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1587685A1 EP1587685A1 (en)	2005-10-26
EP1587685A4 true EP1587685A4 (en)	2007-06-27
EP1587685B1 EP1587685B1 (en)	2010-09-08

Family

ID=32654948

Family Applications (3)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP10009093A Withdrawn EP2266799A1 (en)	2002-12-30	2003-12-24	Inkjet printhead chip with asymmetric ink vias
EP03814965A Expired - Fee Related EP1587685B1 (en)	2002-12-30	2003-12-24	Inkjet printhead heater chip with asymmetric ink vias
EP08005907.4A Expired - Fee Related EP1967365B1 (en)	2002-12-30	2003-12-24	Inkjet printhead heater chip with asymmetric vias

Family Applications Before (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP10009093A Withdrawn EP2266799A1 (en)	2002-12-30	2003-12-24	Inkjet printhead chip with asymmetric ink vias

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP08005907.4A Expired - Fee Related EP1967365B1 (en)	2002-12-30	2003-12-24	Inkjet printhead heater chip with asymmetric vias

Country Status (9)

Country	Link
US (4)	US6863381B2 (en)
EP (3)	EP2266799A1 (en)
JP (1)	JP2006512236A (en)
CN (1)	CN100588544C (en)
AU (1)	AU2003303559A1 (en)
DE (1)	DE60334151D1 (en)
HK (1)	HK1088283A1 (en)
TW (1)	TWI328521B (en)
WO (1)	WO2004060682A1 (en)

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2002
- 2002-12-30 US US10/334,157 patent/US6863381B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
2003
- 2003-12-24 CN CN200380108015A patent/CN100588544C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2003-12-24 EP EP10009093A patent/EP2266799A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2003-12-24 AU AU2003303559A patent/AU2003303559A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2003-12-24 EP EP03814965A patent/EP1587685B1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2003-12-24 EP EP08005907.4A patent/EP1967365B1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2003-12-24 DE DE60334151T patent/DE60334151D1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2003-12-24 WO PCT/US2003/041274 patent/WO2004060682A1/en active Application Filing
- 2003-12-24 JP JP2004565708A patent/JP2006512236A/en active Pending
- 2003-12-30 TW TW092137493A patent/TWI328521B/en not_active IP Right Cessation
2004
- 2004-09-22 US US10/946,679 patent/US7077509B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2004-09-22 US US10/946,680 patent/US7014299B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
2005
- 2005-11-08 US US11/269,311 patent/US7244015B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
2006
- 2006-08-04 HK HK06108651.7A patent/HK1088283A1/en not_active IP Right Cessation

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Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
AU2003303559A1 (en)	2004-07-29
TWI328521B (en)	2010-08-11
EP1587685A1 (en)	2005-10-26
HK1088283A1 (en)	2006-11-03
WO2004060682B1 (en)	2004-10-07
EP1967365A3 (en)	2008-12-17
DE60334151D1 (en)	2010-10-21
US20040125173A1 (en)	2004-07-01
US20050041071A1 (en)	2005-02-24
EP2266799A1 (en)	2010-12-29
CN1732088A (en)	2006-02-08
US7014299B2 (en)	2006-03-21
EP1967365A2 (en)	2008-09-10
CN100588544C (en)	2010-02-10
EP1587685B1 (en)	2010-09-08
US7077509B2 (en)	2006-07-18
JP2006512236A (en)	2006-04-13
EP1967365B1 (en)	2014-09-24
US7244015B2 (en)	2007-07-17
WO2004060682A1 (en)	2004-07-22
TW200422194A (en)	2004-11-01
US6863381B2 (en)	2005-03-08
US20050041072A1 (en)	2005-02-24
US20060055738A1 (en)	2006-03-16

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